Quraybah

Quraybah (قُرَيْبَة) is an authentically attested Arabic female name found in early Islamic biographical collections as borne by several Sahabiyat (female Companions). Etymologically it is a diminutive derived from qarīb (قَرِيب), 'near/close', so Quraybah communicates a sense of closeness or endearment — 'little/close one'. Historical notices of Quraybah appear in classical sira and tabaqat works when identifying women of the early Muslim communities; as such the name is part of the corpus of Companion-era onomastics rather than a modern invention. It is not a Qur'anic name but is well-attested in hadith and biographical literature identifying women like Quraybah bint Abi Umayya and other similarly named women mentioned in the early sources. The name fits the cluster of Companion-era feminine names such as [[Aisha]] and [[Umm Salama]] in that it is attested in early Muslim records, though it remains much rarer in later periods. Variants of Quraybah appear in different manuscripts due to orthography and regional pronunciation.